United front: Blame management and scandal response tactics of the United Nations

Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 75-94

  Capelos, Tereza ^a   Wurzer, Johannes ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRISIS MANAGEMENT; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 66749084430     PISSN: 09660879     EISSN: 14685973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5973.2009.00567.x     Document Type: Article

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